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In opening statements in Vermont District Court in Hyde Park, prosecutors said Dennis Tribble shot Michael Borello five times as Borello was trying to get away.

The 58-year-old Tribble fired a series of lawyers and boycotted his first trial in 2002. The Vermont Supreme Court threw out the guilty verdict, saying having Tribble represent himself violated constitutional standards.

Tribble's attorney said Tribble suffers from a personality disorder and was only trying to protect himself from a hostile neighbor.